BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – Western Michigan sophomore Cade Sullivan notched a career-high four hits, including his third home run of the weekend, as the Broncos fell, 15-7, to Bowling Green in the finale of the two teams' four-game series on Sunday afternoon.  
 
FINAL SCORE: Bowling Green 15, Western Michigan 7
LOCATION: Steller Field (Bowling Green, Ohio)
RECORDS: Western Michigan (13-24, 10-13 MAC) | Bowling Green (12-25, 9-17 MAC)
W: Will MacLean (1-0) | L: Dane Armbrustmacher (2-4) | Save: Jeremy Spezia (3)
 
To go with his home run, Sullivan also had a pair of doubles and drove in three runs for Western Michigan. Jimmy Allen and Greg Budig collected two knocks apiece for the Broncos.
 
WMU opened the scoring in the second, as Budig brought in a pair with a double. BGSU responded with three in the home half to take a 3-2 edge.
 
The Falcons' lead was short-lived, as Sullivan and Gavin Doyle each went deep in the third to put WMU back in front, 4-3. The Broncos then tacked on two more in the fourth on a Sullivan two-run double.
 
Bowling Green responded with a six-run outburst in the bottom of the fourth and three more in the fifth to regain a 12-6 advantage.
 
The Broncos pulled one back on a Dylan Nevar RBI single in the sixth, but three more Falcon tallies in the seventh put the game beyond reach.
 
Western Michigan is set to return to Robert J. Bobb Stadium at Hyames Field next weekend for a four-game series against Northern Illinois. First pitch for Friday's series opener between the Broncos and Huskies is slated for 3:05 pm.